Cushion-heel.



P1 ROSSBGH.

CUSHIONA HEEL. LPPLIGATIOE FILED IA! S7., 1912. 1,051,767. PatentedJan.28, 1913.

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NTED STATES ERIEDRICH RSSBACH; UF FBA-EKFOR-T, GERVANY,

CUSHION-HEEL To ali 'whom 'if may aonce'n:

Be it known Limi il, FRIEDRICH ROSSBACH, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, and resident et s'iettenliofweg G0, Frankfort, Germany, haveinvented. certain new and useful improvements Relating toCushionllfeels.

Hilierto, elastic or indininbber heele for boos and. the like have beenasiened by means of e plate disposed in e recess of the rubber heel andfixed. by nails screws or rivets to the sole, and a tread of hardmaterial such as leather, fiber, iron, or the like has also beenprovided. With heels of this type, the 'upper edges of the rubber nemthe Sole, are often forced out owing to the pressure und friction of theheel :igainet die leather sole. e

According to this invention the aforesaid objeetion is :ivoiilel byproviding the upper part of the rnbbe hee wili a @op formed with zi rimin which he heel seated.

i will describe lie invention willi efe* ence (zo the accompanyingdiawings., in which: i

Figure l, is an underside view of the boel.. Fig. 2, e. eide elevationwith the heel shown, vin Section.

The elastic or'indioinblixir heel fr, has die usual recess withretaining plete Zi, trend portion of herd materiale, snel). as shown byc anni e, and of known eonstineiion, being provided. Te upper end of theheel ie.,

Specification of Letters 'Patent Application filed May 27, 1912.

Pm'ente Jan. 28, i913.

seria; No. 790,019.

however engagedin e. cap o7 o Stiff maeifi er metal which fits againstthe and 1e oomieeted with the leiter by any suitable means. The cap isformed with a suisil'le rim for eeetually preventing -he edges of Lilieynbber from protruding under normal; measure in "e: king.

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A heel Comprieing an elesie iody portion formed Wih a. depression and anopening, a layer of hardened material on the under en face of theeiestiebody portion, a "bolt extending through the hardened materiel andthe opening in fzie elastic body portion, means for securing lne boltin, posi'ion, e. metal cap plate located on the upper surface of 'lfieelastic body portion, seid metal oep plete having depending {lenga-ewhich are sloiei than the tliieknese of the eiasie body portion andenioeflfi i he body porion, the outer eci@ lie being 'linen wiili 'theside W i of the elnsie lowly poi'iion, ieeiningg p. he delires in, undfastening devices between fiile retaining plate emi the inf-.inl ginie'Lo hold the laitier in position.

In. testimony whereof 1i'. have hereunto seit my hond in presence of "mewiinesses.

FREDRCH IOSSBACH.

